V2MOM - Moving Internal Projects Moving Forward When You Are Busy

“All of my time is spent taking care of client work… When am I supposed to get to the ‘on the business’ initiatives I have in mind?” - Every Business Owner I know

Thinking of designing or establishing a logo? Start here for some advice from our team!

Blocking Work On Your Calendar + Why it is Essential

Prioritizing your day allows for a quick return to focus even when the chaos of day-to-day work finds itself in your inbox.

Hear our thoughts, pros/cons, and suggestions heading into the newest update.

From the initial “brandstorm” meeting to choosing colors, fonts and eventually creating the logo and supporting brand elements there are many important steps that will put you in the right direction on your journey to developing the right brand for each individual client.

Today’s Expectations of Executive and VIP Conference Management

From technology companies and pharmaceuticals to associations, lawfirms, and financial services, in person conferences are back in full swing. 2022 has brough with it an influx of conferences due to companies post-poning through 2021, wanting to catch the wave of the return, or returning to “regularly scheduled programming”.

Working on Vacation…Seriously, Don’t Do It.

There are many reasons why you need to step away and completely recharge your batteries while taking PTO this summer, here are a few.

If you have ever seen a 300 - 18,000 person multi-day event come together, then you know that behind that neat and tidy block schedule with keynotes and breakouts is a logicistal orchestration that can rival air traffic control. This beautiful symphony of clients, agencies, vendors and attendees needs to be synthesized, sorted, and shared in a manner that ensures that when two people look at the same document, they understand the need in the same way.

V2MOM: Why Values Matter

There are many ‘right’ ways to get where we want to go. That’s why you NEED to be clear on your values if you want to get to your vision.

For most event production agencies, the early stages of planning a multiday event can seem more like systems administration instead of event planning. As more and more corporations continue to tighten security around sharing access to systems, agency planners and meeting professionals are expected to be super users of Google AND Microsoft. Not only that, but they are also expected to carry multiple email addresses, follow client and agency sharing policies, onboard with a multitude of other platforms, and do it all without missing a beat.

Our word is everything. As any coaching client of mine knows, I place great emphasis on aligning our word to our actions. At eGuide coaching, we practice V2MOM coaching, which encourages word/action alignment by providing structure for commitments in the form of ‘Measures’.

The V2MOM technique has officially entered the professional development ‘zeitgeist’. This clean and simple method for goal setting, collective alignment, and project management is now being used in organizations of all sizes and across a wide spectrum of industries.

For those who have not yet caught on: V2MOM is a business coaching framework created by Marc Benioff (Founder of SalesForce), that focuses on 5 key areas: Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, and Measures.

Your Calendar is More Important Than Ever

Picture this, it’s Monday Morning and you just finished and you are about half way through your morning Starbucks, when you get an email to alert you that someone joined your Zoom meeting that started at 8:30 AM. Immediately your blood preasure spikes, and you race over to your computer, all-the-while trying to remember what the purpose of the meeting is. You blood begins to boil as you get frustrated trying to wake up your computer, and think through why you ever agreed to an 8:30 AM meeting on a Monday in the first place.

For any emerging entrepreneur, drawing resources from a variety of resources allows you to glean takeaways that shape how you grow and scale your business. As winter takes it’s hold for the few months ahead, we thought we would compile a reading list that will inspire your 2022.

“The most valuable businesses of coming decades will be built by entrepreneurs who seek to empower people rather than try to make them obsolete.” — Peter Thiel, Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future. I finished Zero to One while running the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon on October 3rd. Listening to a book about entrepreneurship while setting off on a 26.2-mile jaunt may not sound like the idea of fun for most…

Now, more than ever, as teams transition to a virtual or hybrid environment, “water-cooler” conversations are sparse. Sure, we have superficial outlets for sharing “kudos” about your coworkers, or have a channel dedicated to nothing but memes, but ask yourself, “when was the last time you had a video call just to connect with a teammate on a human level?” If the answer to that question was more than 7 days, chances are you need to be more intentional with how your team is staying connected.

Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, published in 2013 explores what a virtual work environment looked like before Zoom, Teams, and 5G. Whether your team is intending on remaining virtual (like eGuide), returning to office, or falling somewhere in between. We wanted to highlight a few of our favorite concepts from the book that are applicable to the road ahead for us all. 

If your organization is anything like ours, you may be feeling the exciting and terrifying growth potential and surmounting projects starting to pile up as the world re-awakens from COVID-19. We are happy to share some insights and tips that will help reignite your flame, and encourage you to pick-up where you once left off. 

With New Year’s resolutions still fresh in our minds, phrases like “I want to start reading more,” and “I want to start eating healthier” are thrown out nonchalantly.

We have been talking a lot about V2MOM: a framework originally created by Founder and CEO of Salesforce, Marc Benioff that helps businesses plan out their goals, strategies, and approaches for seeing their achievements through.